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Wap Site Wednesday 2007-02-07 17:09:00 Time for the next installment of wap sites. We will keep a friendly skies theme this week and will try to stick with themes in the future. United Airlines ua.flightlookup.com/American Airlines www.aa2go.com/Continental Airlines pda.continental.com/PocketPC/Delta Airlines mobile.delta.comJet Blue mobile.jetblue.com/Northwest Airlines wireless.nwa.comUS Airways www.us2go.com/Austrian Airlines pocket.aua.com/British Airways www.britishairways.com/mobilezone/pda/omnisky/BA_Palm_Home.htmlQantas www.qantas.com.au/pda/Singapore Airlines www.singaporeair.com/mobileand last but not leastFly FAA www.faa.gov/wireless/ for any delay information maps and more.Have an airline I missed? Please leave a comment and share with all. Have a theme you would like me to report on? Let me know and I will get to researching :)If you would like all of the wap site posts just click "wap sites" at the bottom of this post. Read more:Wednesday
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An ISP for your Car? 2007-02-07 15:45:00 You really cannot get more mobile than this. According to Computer World "Autonet Mobile will sell a black box starting in March that plugs into a car cigarette lighter (or standard wall outlet) and connects to the Internet via a 3G cellular connection. Then, just like your home Wi-Fi network, it makes that connection available to wireless devices, such as laptops, at rates of 400 Kbit/sec. to 1 Mbit/sec, depending on the speed and quality of the available cell network.continues"Anyone within 100 feet of the Autonet Mobile box can connect if he knows the secret log-in information. That means you can park at a restaurant, take your laptop inside and still connect. A caravan of cars traveling together could all share the Wi-Fi connection of one car. And you can cancel your T-Mobile wireless account with Starbucks because the hot spot in your car will be just as available as Starbucks' network when you're inside sucking down your Venti Slurpachino.Autonet Mobile is shockingly inexpensiv
Iphone to be released on June 16, 2007?! 2007-02-07 15:20:00 Well it sure looks like Jobs and crew want to keep a lid on everything based on this letter to the FCC. If official it would be an attempt for temporary confidentiality until June 15, 2007. Probably to keep all of the pirates, hackers, and copycats away until its official release date. Could Cingular be releasing on June 16?Will the FCC hold up? Only time shall tell.click to enlargeThanks My iPhone
Sony Launches New Phones 2007-02-06 18:10:00 Sony launched 4 new phones today and while a couple are entry level, it sure looks like they are focused more than ever on music.Source: Phones
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Have you tried EQO? 2007-02-06 16:00:00 Well have you? Instant messaging has become one of the many popular phenomenons since the implementation of 3rd party apps to the cellular platform. AOL started with Yahoo! following close behind and now the world cannot get enough. On both of those platforms you can set up a mobile profile so when you are away you can still be reached, send and receive messages, etc...but the problem has been that you had to have a lot of text messages since most of these services are sms (text message) based and could get costly, especially if you get spammed, or your friends don't know when to stop.EQO gets around the text message premise by letting the end user download and install a Java based program that uses data (Internet) to sign in and out and send and receive all messages in a convenient window that updates on its own. Users have the ability to see their entire buddy list for all of the major messaging platforms (AOL, Yahoo!, ICQ, MSN, Jabber, Google and Skype) or just scale back and look Read more:tried
Windows Mobile Device Center 6 2007-02-06 15:42:00 Since there is some hype surrounding Windows
Vista and with the rush to obtain and the let down to know that everything currently does not work with the new OS, I thought I would let you know that your WM smartphone or PPC will work!Check out the DeviceCenter
6 homepage and get connected! Read more:Mobile
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T.I. Introduces First Chip Supporting 802.11n 2007-02-06 15:11:00 Texas Instruments is doing big things again as they have unveiled the first chip supporting 802.11n. In addition, this chip also supports Bluetooth and has a built in FM transmit/receive capabilities. All in one. Truly amazing where technology and more importantly mobile technology is going, even if we have to wait until the rumored 2008 to see it.Some key features directly from Texas InstrumentsKey Features:*Single-chip mobile WLAN, Bluetooth® and FM solutions implemented in 65-nm CMOS process using TI's DRP technology enables:-Reduced power consumption for extended talk and standby times-Bill of material reduction-Small form factor*Proven carrier quality to enhance the user experience with range-extended mobile WLAN (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth Specification 2.1 and FM functional cores*Sophisticated ELP™ low-power technology and VoWLAN support with on-chip UMA and IMS acceleration for extended talk time and battery life*Coexistence features enable simultaneous operation of each int Read more:First
Verizon Smartphone at $150!?! 2007-02-05 18:21:00 Yes you read right, and for some of the features this baby packs in, this could be a steal if your on Verizon
and looking to step up to a "smarter" phone.The Pantech PN-820, released today by Verizon, runs the newest os from Windows, Windows Mobile 5 and comes set with a 1.3mp camera, bluetooth, broadband connect and more.More details on Verizon's website found hereOther than the bland looks of the device, Verizon could pull away some of the market share with this release in the fast growing smartphone market. Read more:Smartphone
Google Introduces "Google Maps" for Windows Mobile 2007-02-03 03:48:00 Google launched another version of Google Maps
specifically for WindowsMobile
devices today. While google maps did work on Windows Mobile previously, there were some devices that had trouble with the application and it wasn't "officially" supported by Google. It is now.You can find application information here or download the the .cab file here.Activesync is required for installation. Let me know if you need assistance with the installation. Read more:Google
Palm Discontinues Non Celluar PDA 2007-02-02 22:34:00 Well in the market of pdas everyone is looking for more and more integration and it appears it is hurting some of Palm's marketshare.According to the good folks at RCR News, Palm is discontinuing their Lifedrive PDA. A 4gb hard drive device that did not have built in cellular technology. In their article"The addition of cellular communications to PDA-like devices and the advent of increasingly inexpensive flash memory led Palm to drop its LifeDrive PDA, according to company officials. The company instead has focused its recent efforts on expanding its Treo line of smartphones that combine cellular communications, e-mail and Web browsing."More can be read here.Certainally looks like the lesser integrated device is slowly becoming an item of the past.
Wap Site Wednesdays 2007-02-02 16:13:00 Yes I know today isn't Wednesday but I get asked all the time, "What sites do you visit on your mobile?" and so here are a few:Yahoo! wap.yahoo.com (ISP Portal) Google Mobile http://www.google.com/mobile/ (Google mobile applications)Chicago Tribune www.chicagotribune.com/wireless/avantgo/(Chicago news) USA Today http://wap.usatoday.com (World news)The Stream Center www.thestreamcenter.com/pda/ (streaming music) Wunderground mobile.wunderground.com (mobile weather, with animated weather maps) Accuweather pda.accuweather.com (mobile weather) CBS Stock Market Watch www2.marketwatch.com/palm/frontpage.asp(stock quotes, portfolio) ESPN-low res version mobile.espn.com or ESPN-high res version mobileapp.espn.go.com/wireless/espn/html/pocketpc (sports news) Mapquest www.mapquest.com/pda (mobile mapquest, directions)Those are just a few to get you started. Feel free to comment and add your own site and be sure to check back each Wednesday for more mobile friendly sites. Read more:Wap Site
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iPhone...Revolutionary or Is It? 2007-02-02 15:12:00 The iPhone
. http://www.apple.com/iphone/ Apple's newest introduction to its successful line of mp3 players. You have probably heard about it, since its release was all over the news and bloggers were quick to post about it. Jobs' is calling this the "Breakthrough Device" something one of its kind and revolutionary to the already saturated cellular market. But is it? Yes I am well aware of the iPod fascination, hell I was even broken down and given a iPod shuffle last year to take to the gym, but other than the hype and the "status symbol" that an iPod is supposed to be, I just do not see how this is revolutionary.Being a fan of smartphones and pocket pc's for many years now I was impressed by what smartphones and electronic organizers could do, the information they can hold, and the fact that my life was just made so much easier by having all my data in one place. My friends would look at me like I was crazy sometimes by carrying around such devices but when it came down to needing Read more:Revolutionary
What I Am Using 2007-02-02 00:50:00 Well I'm sure you are wanting to know what I currently use, so here it is, a Motorola Razr V3R Miami Ink edition. It was supposed to be a back up but someone made me a deal I could not refuse so it is what I am using right now. I have done a few modifications including adding custom skins, unbranded rom and a little bit more.It will hold me over until my next pocket pc or smartphone and with the 3G network roll out on T-Mobile in full anticipation the options should be vast once I start looking. Thanks to everyone at modmymoto.com for all of their support.Also I am using what I believe is the best headset I have ever used, the Sony HBH-610a. The sound quality on this device is amazing and the volume is finally something that can be used comfortably in any type of enviornment. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for an inexpensive headset. Currently $54.99 on pricegrabber.com
My Phone History 2007-02-02 00:32:00 Just a little background on the phones that I have used:Audiovox: SMT-5600 Imate/HTC: K-Jam, T-Mobile MDA, T-Mobile DASH Motorola: i50, i90, i95cl, i205, i530, i730, mpx220, Razr V3, Razr V3r, Timeport p8090 Nokia: 6620, 6820, E61 Qualcomm: QCP-860 RIM/Blackberry: 7105T, 7500 Siemens: SX66and of course the bluetooth headsets:Sony Ericsson: HBH-610 Motorola: HS820 Cardo Systems: Scala-500So as you can see its a laundry list of devices but by far not all of them, just those I have used at least a month. So what does your list look like? Read more:History
Welcome! 2007-02-01 20:16:00 First, welcome and thank you for stopping by. This blog has been a long thought of mine and finally these thoughts are coming true. Even though this is my first attempt at creating a blog I have been all around sites and forums that deal with the mobile industry and just have not found exactly what I was looking for...which brought about this blog in the first place.I just could not find news, information and other specific pieces all in one location. Most talk about one specific manufacturer, or one specific os platform which is fine but to me I wanted a general area that has a little bit of everything. A place where all types of information, news releases and other general stuff would be found. So instead of searching and searching for something that I wanted I thought I would just create what I want and for others to read about.You can expect a lot to come on a very frequent basis. News about the cellular industry, carriers, new phone releases, links to other great sites and a whole Read more:Welcome
Windows Mobile 6....Releasing Monday 2/12 2007-02-08 14:58:00 Phonescoop is saying that the newest WindowsMobile
OS, WM 6 or "Crossbow" is being released on Monday
at the 3GSM confrence in Barcelona. Eaze of use is heavily empisized on the newest platform along with many other features to seemlessly integrate your life around.Being a big fan of Windows Mobile
I am anixiously awaiting this release along with the slew of new devices which also should be announced next week.Want More Pictures, Screenshots, etc..??? Check out Joel's post on Geek.com Some really nice work!Source: Phonescoop
ESPN Mobile now on Verizon 2007-02-08 14:42:00 Remember ESPN mobile? The MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) that started up about this time last year and only lasted for about 10 months before shutting down. Well its back up again, not as a MVNO but as a service offered by Verizon
Wireless.According to Yahoo News:"The multiyear agreement giving Verizon Wireless exclusive U.S. rights to offer the Mobile
ESPN application on its V Cast phones was expected to be announced on Thursday, executives at both companies said on condition of anonymity because the deal had not yet been finalized.""The Mobile ESPN service, expected to launch in the coming months, is to be included free as part of the $15 a month or $3 a day charge for V Cast's assorted multimedia offerings, the executives said."So yes folks you will still be able to get SportsCenter to your phone...BOOOYA!!Source: Yahoo!More on ESPN Mobile: Wikipedia
T-Mobile USA to Receive Windows Mobile 6 in 2Q 2007-02-09 05:03:00 "The latest version of Microsoft Corp.'s operating system for mobile handsets, dubbed WindowsMobile
6.0, is set to become available in the second quarter. The OS will include security enhancements for enterprise and revenue-producing features for network operators, according to the software giant. After an apparently extensive pre-briefing tour by Microsoft for customers, analysts and press, the embargoed announcement—really a simple test of restraint, violated by some excitable party—was leaked this week and details have flooded forth.According to John Starkweather, a group product manager for Microsoft's mobile and embedded devices division, the latest version of the mobile OS will ship in the United States first on new devices from T-Mobile USA Inc. Whether network operators make the update available to owners of devices running the current version of Windows Mobile depends on the operator, Starkweather said last week on a visit to RCR Wireless News' offices. That might d Read more:Receive
Nokia Offers Free Map Solution 2007-02-09 00:01:00 Espoo, Finland - Nokia
today announced that it is making its smart2go mapping and navigation platform, available for free download (www.smart2go.com), enabling millions of people to use the most comprehensive map coverage offered on a mobile device. The platform allows for mapping and routing in over 150 countries and has support for full turn-by-turn satellite navigation in over 30 countries. The application allows people to view where they are on a map, search for points-of-interests (POI) around them and create routes to get them there free of charge. Nokia plans to start offering the smart2go application for free, on Saturday, February 10th, for selected Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile 5.0 devices initially and has plans to roll out support for most of the major mobile OS platforms including Nokia S60, Series 40, PocketPC, Linux and other Windows Mobile devices. Nokia plans to pre-install the smart2go mapping and navigation application on all future Nokia Nseries multimedia computers Read more:Offers
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iPhone FCC Letter a Hoax?! 2007-02-08 22:14:00 Well apparently so as Engadget shows us after doing some in depth research on the now hoaxed letter.You be the judge, but iPhone
fans...don't get your hopes up just yet.My apology to all who saw the error as it caught many by surprise.Thanks: Engadget Read more:Letter
Crackberry Addicts..Your Addiction is Safe 2007-02-09 16:07:00 Blackberry lovers in the UK can rejoice as you do not have to worry about losing your service. LONDON (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) won a second victory in a key UK patent lawsuit on Wednesday that had threatened the future of BlackBerry's e-mail service in Britain.London's Court of Appeal backed a High Court ruling from a year ago that RIM, based in Ontario, Canada, had not infringed a patent held by Luxembourg company InPro Licensing Sarl which related to how portable computers surf the Internet.Lord Justice Jacob ruled that intellectual property licensor InPro's patent was not valid and should be revoked, bringing an end to the potential threat to the BlackBerry e-mail service used by hundreds of thousands in Britain.The court ruled that BlackBerry devices were more than just the ideas that were the subject of InPro's claim, noting that they "owed nothing to the patent" and must have involved "a vast amount of actual detailed implementation and design". T Read more:Addicts
RIM's Brand New 8800 2007-02-12 21:38:00 Research In Motion Ltd. introduced its latest device, the BlackBerry 8800, at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Touted as the thinnest BlackBerry handset yet, the device is equipped with a QWERTY keyboard, trackball navigation, built-in Global Positioning System technology, a media player, a microSD expandable memory slot and a stereo headset jack.The quad-band GSM/GPRS and EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 8800 will be offered by Cingular Wireless L.L.C., with a dark blue finish and push-to-talk capabilities, starting later this month. Cingular will sell the phone for $300 with a two-year contract.The 8800 stands as a refresh to RIM's business-focused product line. The BlackBerry maker recently introduced the Pearl smartphone, which includes a variety of multimedia functions and is intended for the consumer market. Now, with the 8800, RIM is adding some multimedia features to its line of phones for business users.RIM's 8800 will include noise cancellation for enhanced audio perfo Read more:Brand
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Happy (Pink) Cellular Valentines Day? 2007-02-12 16:10:00 Well I know by know you have all saw them, those pink cell phones... And now with Valentines
day approaching on Wednesday and us guys scrambling around, ads are all over the place on how that perfect pink cell phone would go lovely with flowers and candy....But would it?Are there that many that are doing shopping for phones just for Valentines day? Would your significant other appreciate it? Want it? Or would she say, "thanks honey, I don't know what I would have done without you.", in that you know you really screwed this one up voice. I mean first cards, then flowers, of course candy, and then a cell phone? I mean going to pick up some Godivas and then off to my local cell dealer just doesn't seem to go hand in hand for me....well unless your Verizon and you have 4 or 5 different flavors of chocolate :)They are certianlly a lot cheaper than diamonds I guess.....Right?Are you buying this latest ad campaign? Read more:Happy
iMate Releases the Ultimate 5 2007-02-13 16:18:00 i-mate made pictures of all five Ultimate
form factors available for the first time today. Pictured top to bottom are the: Ultimate 5150 Slider: With 2.8-inch screen at 19.5 mm thick Ultimate 6150 Super Screen: Also with 2.8-inch screen at 15.7 mm thick Ultimate 7150 PC Tablet: With 3.8-inch internal display (2.2-inch OLED external) at 18 mm thick Ultimate 8150 Super Thin: With 2.6-inch screen at 11 mm thick, and Ultimate 9150 Flip: With 2.6-inch primary screen (1.2-inch OLED external). The Ultimates all come with Windows Mobile 6, quad-band GSM/EDGE and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA radios, 262k VGA LCD touchscreens, Wi-Fi, FM and Bluetooth 2.0 + EDRI don't know about you but my next phone purchase is looking harder and harder to make especially with all of the new releases from the 3GSM confrence.Thanks: Phonescoop Read more:iMate
Sandisk Announces 4GB MicroSD 2007-02-13 16:11:00 Today, SanDisk Corporation announced the 4GB microSD High Capacity (SDHC) card, which happens to be the largest capacity of the smallest removable flash memory card in the world. More than 1000 digital songs or more than 2,000 high-resolution pictures or up to 8 hours of MPEG 4 video can be stored on the SanDisk 4GB microSD High Capacity card.Thanks: Techshout Read more:Sandisk
Motorola Not Left Out @ 3GSM 2007-02-13 19:40:00 Motorola today announced the phones the company had revealed pictures of a few weeks ago. Q q9: The successor to the Q has a more rounded form and a larger QWERTY keyboard. The q9 is only 11.8 mm thick and runs the new Windows Mobile 6 Standard edition. Three variants will available for different carriers' 3G networks. All include a quad-band GSM and EDGE, plus 3.6 Mbps HSDPA running in either 2100, 850/1900 (presumably for Cingular), or AWS 1700 (presumably for T-Mobile) bands. This is the first device announced to work in the new AWS 1700 radio band. It also features stereo Bluetooth, 2 Megapixel camera with flash, 256 MB on board flash memory and a microSD memory card slot. RIZR Z8: Motorola returns to the UIQ smartphone platform, but drops the touch screen interface, with the RIZR Z8. This new slider features a "kick slide" design that angles the slide like a clamshell when open. The Z8 is a quad-band GSM/EDGE phone with 3.6 Mbps HSDPA. It features stereo Bluetooth, 2 Megapixel ca Read more:Motorola
Nokia's 3GSM High End Announcement 2007-02-13 19:12:00 Nokia today announced 5 new high end handsets as well as their first mid-range smartphone with built in GPS. None of the phones are initially bound for a US carrier because they each feature HSDPA 2100, however all are quad-band GSM/EDGE, and may appear on our shores in a modified form later. E90: Nokia has shed the touch screen Series 80 interface of the communicator, using S60 inside and out. On the outside the E90 feature a standard keypad and S60 navigation keys with a QVGA screen. Once opened, the phone packs a full QWERTY keyboard and 800 x 352 screen. The E90 packs Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and a 3.2 MP camera into a much small form factor than previous models. E61i: Upgrades the E61 with a 2 Megapixel camera and a slimmer form factor that is only 11.5 mm thick. These two improvements will put the E61i head to head with Motorola's q9 announced today. E65: A slim S60 slider for voice-centric business users. Features GSM, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a 2 megapixel camera. Also feature Read more:Nokia
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Samsungs 3GSM Unveiling 2007-02-13 18:53:00 Samsung unveiled a big batch of phones today at 3GSM, including some innovative new designs, new Ultra editions and an updated BlackJack. The Ultra Edition II handsets all feature improved user interfaces, enhanced music players and software to help maximize battery life and talk time. F520: The Samsung F520 features a large 3-inch touchscreen that is also a dual slider. It slides horizontally to reveal a qwerty keypad for messaging and slides up to reveal the traditional number keys for quick call dialing. Similar to the F700 (announced last week), the F520 uses a Flash-based, touchpad user interface to navigate menus and features. It has EDGE 900/1800/1900MHz plus HSDPA 2100 for high-speed data and a 3.0 megapixel camera with flash. Hot buttons will also launch features like the camera and music player. Ultra Edition 12.1 (U700): This new slider features EDGE 900/1800/1900MHz, but adds 3.6 Mbps HSDPA. It comes with a 3.0 megapixel camera with autofocus and a key wheel for easier navi Read more:Unveiling
Wap Site Wednesday-Valentine Edition 2007-02-14 17:12:00 Well with today being Valentine
s Day, why not have a few sites dedicated to drinking, dining, and of course shopping:Sushi Guide www.novospace.com/channels/sushiDrink Boy www.drinkboy.com/offline/index.htmlKraft Food Recipes www.kraftfoods.com/palm/Pocket Wine List www.pocketwinelist.com/pindex.htmlRestaurant Row www.restrow.com/avantgo/WCities pda.wcities.com/ Good info on specific cities (has dining, drinking, and shopping info)Hope everyone has a great Valentines Day! Read more:Wednesday
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2007 3GSM Review 2007-02-15 21:15:00 It was a blast, but it's time to say goodbye to the land of El encierro, tapas, and QWERTY handsets with HSDPA. We came away with the impression that this was one of the most game-changing tradeshows for the mobile industry in recent memory; tri-band WCDMA is starting to become the rule rather than the exception, Microsoft rolled out its next-gen platform, and in general, it seemed like all the major manufacturers brought their "A" game to the party. Follow the links below for a trip down memory lane to see just what made this year's 3GSM so special.Links can be found hereThanks: Edgadget
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